Photo of Plaque B26: This plaque honours Mr Frank Gibson
Position
Member Centenary Committee
Committee group
Executive; Recreation and amusements
Year of death
1965
Plaque number
FB26
Dedicated by
Kings Park Board on 29 September 1929
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Biography abstract:

Frank Ernest Gibson (11/7/1879 - 31/12/1965) was born in Victoria and went to Grenville College in Ballarat before coming to the West Australian goldfields in 1902.

By 1914 he had settled as a pharmacist in Fremantle and became involved in local issues.

He held the position of Mayor of Fremantle for 29 years.

He was prominent in administration as a member of the Fire Brigades Board for Metropolitan Province and was a pioneer of the ARP (Authorisation of Restrictive Practices) Movement in WA.

Mr Gibson became MLA for Murray Province and was a member of the legislative council from 1942. He was Knighted in the 1948 New Year Honour List.

Sir Frank Gibson was a member of the Western Australian Centenary Committee (Executive; Recreation and amusements group) in 1929.

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